2 charged with murder in death of Alabama teen whose body was found in Tennessee River

Two people are jailed in connection with the death of a Madison County teen, whose body was found in the Tennessee River last year.

Collyear (Madison County Jail photo) Ashley Remkus | aremkus@al.com

Chandler Demetrius Herring, 19, and Eugene Defredrick Collyear, 56, are held in the Madison County Jail with bail set at $100,000 on murder charges, sheriff's Lt. Donny Shaw said. The duo is charged in the death of Rose Ellen Jones, a 17-year-old from Toney, authorities said.

Jones' body was pulled from the Tennessee River near Ditto Landing in Huntsville on Aug. 16, 2017. She had been missing for more than a week.

Authorities haven't said how Jones died or publicly identified a link between the victim and suspects.

Further details haven't been released. A photo of Herring hasn't been made available.